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Fort-Worth Star-Telegram (Evening edition) |
City Awaits Arrival of Kennedy Party; Sheriff Car Will Lead JFK Line; Cloudy, Warm: Rain Ruled Unlikely for JFK's Visit; Kennedy Due At Carswell Tonight; Debris Spotted in Gulf Where WU-2 Missing; Carnival-Like Atmosphere To Greet JFK: Excitement Grips Alamo City |
Nov. 21 1963 |
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Dallas-Morning News |
Storm of Political Controversy Swirls Around Kennedy on Visit (front page); President's Visit Seen Widening State Democratic Split (sect. 1, p. 12); San Antonio Crowd Mobs JFK (1:12); Jackie Addresses Latins in Spanish (1:12); Nixon Predicts JFK May Drop Johnson (sect. 4, p. 1) |
Nov. 22 1963 |
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Fort Worth Star Telegram |
Wreck Found; Cockpit Empty (article about WU-2 spy plane crash in Gulf of Mexico; possibly doing reconnaissance activities over Cuba, sect. 3, p. 16) |
Nov. 22 1963 |
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Washington Post |
Pres. Kennedy Shot Dead by Assassin in Dallas Parade; President's Brother Presiding As News Stuns Senate Chamber; Disbelief, Then Shock, Shatters Quiet Confidence of Calm City; Suspect Oswald on Aug. 21 Denied Being a Communist (A6); Three Previous U.S. Presidents Assassinated (A:6); Mystery Call Foretold Fate of President (A:6); The Last Moments of President Kennedy (photos one minute before shot and being shot, A:7); For Kennedy Family: A Routine Day Until Assassin Shattered Calm (A:8); President Shot First, Mrs. Connally Believes (A:8); President Was Happy, Confident in Last Hours (A:8); World Shock Equalled Only b FDR's Death (A:10); Texas Writer Worried Over (JFK) Visit to Dallas (A:10); Press Stopped On Lasky Book About Kennedy (A:10); Sorrowing Widow Loath to Leave His Side: Stoicism Made Grief Poignant (A:11); Stunned Eisenhower Brands Slaying as ‘A Despicable Act' (A:11); Diplomats Go Into Mourning (A:11); |
Nov. 22 1963 |
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Gettysburg Times |
Kennedy Is Assassinated: Pres. Lives Less Than An Hour After Shot; Gov. Connally wounded |
Nov. 22 1963 |
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Waxahachie Daily Light |
Kennedy Slain |
Nov. 22 1963 |
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Washington Post |
Pres. Kennedy Shot Dead; LBJ Is Sworn In; Pro-Castro Fort Worth Marxist Charged in Kennedy's Assassination |
Nov. 23 1963 |
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Dallas Morning News |
Kennedy Slain on Dallas Street; Suspected Sniper Nabbed by Police; Assassin Crouched And Took Deadly Aim (sect. 4, p. 1); Suspected Assassin Has Lived in Russia (4:1) |
Nov. 23 1963 |
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Dallas Times Herald |
LBJ Asks Divine Help; Murder Charge Lodged: Mumbling Denial, Ex-Marine Held In JFK's Death; Veteran Reporter's Eyewitness Account of Assassination (sect. A, p. 2); Tragic Journey of President Kennedy (photos of tour, A3); JFK Presidency Born in Pride of Irish Immigrants (A:4); Rapid Bang of Gun Changes History's Course (A:5); A Kiss on the Forehead, And Then the Last Rites (A:5); Dallas Citizens Still Stunned (A:5); Oswald: A Study in Fantasy (A6); Sought Citizenship: '59 Interview With Oswald In Moscow Hotel Recalled (A:6); Houston Reports Threats to JFK (A:6); Motorcade Fear Of Service Body (A:6); Warren Labels Kennedy Martyr (A:6); Doctors Had No Chance (A:7); To President: Neck Wounds Bring Death (A:7); Cuba UN Envoy Voices ‘Sorrow' (A:7); How to Tell 2 Tots: Grief-Torn Task For Jacqueline (A:7); Thursday: Nixon's Concern Prophetic (A:7); Dallas Near Standstill Mourning Death of JFK (A:7); Children Guarded in Austin (A:7); Witness Account: Lensman Heard Shots, Saw Gun (A:10); Eyewitness: ‘I Saw Him Die' Woman Cries (A:10); Grand Jury To Get JFK Slaying Case (A:10); Speech Site Threatened With Bomb (A:10) |
Nov. 23 1963 |
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Fort Worth Star- Telegram (Morning edition) |
Defector Charged – Suspect Admits Being At Scene, Denies Slaying President |
Nov. 23 1963 |
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Evening edition) |
Grim Johnson Takes Government Reins (front page); Death to Be Demanded For Alleged Assassin (front page); First Lady Slips Ring on Husband's Finger in Goodby (sect. 2, p. 1); Assassin Took Trouble to Conceal Weapon Before Leaving Building (2:1); Wrong Assumption of Right-Wing Assassin Embarrasses Europeans (2:1) |
Nov. 23 1963 |
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Dallas Morning News |
LBJ Takes Over Govt. Reins; Tass Charges Try to Implicate Red Party; Police Sift Fingerprint and Paraffin Clues; Arlington Burial for Kennedy |
Nov. 24 1963 |
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Washington Post |
Nation's Great File Past Kennedy Bier; Painstaking Investigation Is Launched (by SS); Murder Rifle Traced to Oswald; Prosecutor to Ask Death Penalty; Suspect and His Family After Kennedy Assassination (photos of Oswald, wife, mother, A:8); ‘An Introvert. . . Bookish. . . A Loner' Say Those Who Once Knew Oswald (A:8); Nature of Kennedy Wound Is Pondered (uncertain if one or two bullets involved, A:8); Judge Handed Copy of Oath on Airplane (to swear in LBJ, A:9); Kennedy Had Joked About 20-Year Jinx (A:9) |
Nov. 24 1963 |
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Waxahachie Daily Light |
A Difference of Only 45 Minutes; Pro-Commie Charged With Murder Saturday |
Nov. 24 1963 |
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Dallas Morning News |
A Newsman Looks at the World's Week |
Nov. 24 1963 |
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Sunday Star (Washington, D.C.) |
U.S. and City Mourn Kennedy; Grief Voiced By Khrushchev; Police Say They Know Where Oswald Got Gun |
Nov. 24 1963 |
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Dallas Morning News |
Night Club Man Kills Oswald; JFK's Body Borne to Capitol (front page); Kennedy Rites Set Today (sect. 1, p. 2); Night Club Man Takes Role of An Executioner (1:3); Front Page Photo Tells Grim Story (detailed account of Oswald being shot by newsman, 1:3); Massive Bleeding: Oswald Death Laid to Cardiac Arrest (1:3); Majority Condemns Slaying of Oswald (1:3); Soviet Press Again Decries Implications of Red Blame (1:5); Reds Call U.S. Opinion Cleansing Them ‘Important' (1:5); Officials Rapped In Oswald Death (1:6); Death Met By All U.S. Assassins (historical recount of U.S. Presidents assassinated, 1:6); Reactions to Oswald Death Differ (1:6); Police Hit (blamed): Oswald Death Unbelievable? (1:6); Wade to Seek Ruby Death (1:6); Decker Says: Police Did Everything Possible (to protect Oswald, 1:6); ‘Oh, My God – He's Dead' (many doubt police protection of Oswald, wish he could have stood trial, 1:7); Contrasting Characters Share Lead in Tragedy (Ruby's sister felt some Communist would kill Oswald to keep him from talking, 1:7); Club Owner Sought ‘Class' (1:7); Roberts Feels Slaying May Make U.S. Greater (1:8); Officer Recalls Oswald Capture (1:20); Concrete Scar (photo of possible bullet mark on curb across from Texas School Book Depository – opening possibility of 4 shots being fired?, 1:20); Communists Say Oswald Not Member (1:20); Did He Kill Kennedy? – A Bullet Closes Case (sect. 4, p. 1) |
Nov. 25 1963 |
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Morning edition) |
JFK Assassin Slain: Oswald Had No Answer; -- Pistol Did; Police Capture Owner of Club (subsection "Detective Foresaw Act" includes allegation by Russian radio commentator of multi-person plot in Kennedy assassination); Editorial: Eyewitnesses of Tragedy (posits questions about JFK assassination – one man or several who acted, sect. 1, p. 4); Avenger ‘Sad' At JFK Death (Ruby discussed JFK assassination with reporter at site of assassination on Saturday, 1:5); Attorney For Ruby Threatened (1:5) Reds Deny Assassination Link (1:5); Police Put Guard At Oswald Home (1:5); Auto's ‘Bubble Top' Might Have Saved President Kennedy (1:5); Ruby Called Hot Tempered, Impulsive: ‘He Acts First, Thinks Later' (with photos, 1:6); Body of Oswald Returned Quietly To Fort Worth (1:7); (Dallas) Mayor Cabell Switches Jets After Threat on Life (1:7); Mrs. Connally Recalls Last Words to Kennedy (1:8); (Senator) Tower Denies Aid For Oswald Return (to U.S., 1:8) |
Nov. 25 1963 |
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Winnipeg Tribune |
World Leaders join America in president's final rites; Oswald dies in vengeance slaying |
Nov. 25 1963 |
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Washington Post |
300,000 Join in Tributes to Kennedy As Notables Arrive for Funeral Today; Oswald Is Shot to Death at Dallas Jail; ‘The Avenue' Was Lined With Sadness (photos of funeral procession in D.C., sect. A, p. 3); Texts of Remarks Given at Rotunda – Sen. Mark Mansfield; Chief Justice Earl Warren; Rep. John W. McCormack (A:4); World Leaders Here for Funeral (photos, A:5); Surgeon Reports on Oswald (detailed description of his death, A:6); It Is Very Eas for Anybody to Buy a Rifle (A:6); Other Countries Hear Quickly About Shooting (of Oswald; posit attempted cover-up of Kennedy assassination, A:7); Knight Is Critical of Dallas Police (A:7); Citizens of Dallas Are Urged By Mayor to Resist Hysteria (Mayor Cabell urges full story by investigative agencies by placed on public record, A:7); The Recollection of Dauntlessness (of JFK, A:8); A Communication (personal insights about JFK, A:9); Palm Print Links Oswald to Rifle (A:9); Mrs. Kennedy Leads Nation In Sorrow (photos of casket, Kennedy family, A:10); A Nation Grieves Under Capitol Dome (photos of funeral procession, A:12) |
Nov. 25 1963 |
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Waxahachie Daily Light |
Kennedy's Services Held: World Leaders Attend Mass; Authorities Close Books on Kennedy's Assassin |
Nov. 25 1963 |
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Evening edition) |
Ruby Plea: Insanity; Kennedy Rites Held; Oswald Rites to be Private; JFK Death Map Is Found; Sports Report: Tribute to JFK (JFK's love of sports; sect. 3, p. 1) |
Nov. 25 1963 |
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Evening Star (Washington, D.C.) |
Grieved Nation Says Farewell to JFK; Oswald's Fatal Shooting Seals Lips of Key Figure in President's Killing |
Nov. 25 1963 |
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Washington Post |
Nation Buries Its Martyred President; U.S. Inquiry Is Ordered By Johnson; ‘Sudden Extinction of A Shining Light' (list of countries and rites performed to honor Kennedy's death, A:6); Dallas Prosecutor Discusses State's Case Against Oswald (A:7); Old, Reputable Firm Sold Murder Weapon (A:7); Net of Security Blankets Washington (A:7); Film Shows Kennedy as Bullets Hit (A:8); Mrs. Oswald Is ‘Welcome' At Old Home (A:8); Wife and Mother See Oswald Buried Secretly in Fort Worth (A:9); Policeman Shot Down By Oswald Is Buried (A:9); Soviet Press Shifs on Oswald, Links Him to U.S. ‘Trotskyists' (A:10); Dallas Police Are Target Abroad (some countries allege cover-up plot in Oswald's death, A:10); Oswald Was Confused Marxist, Political Data in Home Indicate (A:10); Rash of Threats Mars Mourning (A:14) |
Nov. 26 1963 |
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Morning edition) |
Torch Burns For Kennedy: Greats of World Gather in Sorrow; Dallas Police Got Warning of FBI on Oswald Threat |
Nov. 26 1963 |
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Dallas Times Herald |
LBJ Pushes Tax Cut, Rights; Eternal Fire Lights Kennedy Grave; Public To Be Jury For Oswald "Trial"; Grand Jurors Indict Ruby; Police Pay Final Tribute to Heroic Officer Tippit (sect. A, p. 4); Americans Halt In Tribute to JFK (A:5); Mrs. Kennedy Holds Vigil At Husband's Graveside (A:6); West Berliners Say Farewell to Kennedy (A:6); Tributes: A Boy Salutes Fallen Father (A:6); Texas Dignitaries Pay Respects at Kennedy Funeral Services in Washington (A:7); Oswald Rites Held Quietly In Cemetery at Fort Worth (A:8); Russia Fears U.S. Will Vent Wrath (A:9); GOP Drops Political War To Let LBJ Get Feel of Job (A:9) Ruby Possibly Avenging Tippit (A:10); LBJ, De Gaulle Set Talks, May Thaw Relations (A:11); Officials Protected: Tight Security Net Drawn for Funeral (A:12); In Europe: Oswald Slaying Sparks Doubts (foreign newspapers allege conspiracy possible; A14); Irish Housewife Wants To Help Oswald Widow (sect. B, p. 3); Editorials: Elements of Blame (toward Dallas police for Oswald's death, B:6), Security Swiftly Tightened (for LBJ, B:6), Spiral of Hate (reprint from New York Times leveling accusation toward Dallas police, advocating possibility of Oswald's innocence, B:6), We're All Victims (reprint from Houston Chronicle, reflecting upon impact of assassination on the nation, B:6), The People's Forum: Tragic Events Grieved (Dallas citizens grieve tragedies, criticize lack of police protection, B:6) |
Nov. 26 1963 |
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Dallas Morning News |
35th President Finds His Peace On Slope of Arlington Cemetery; Heroic Patrolman Lauded at Rites; Detectives Shield Prisoner During Quick City Transfer (of Jack Ruby) |
Nov. 26 1963 |
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Evening Star (Washington, D.C.) |
Johnson Probes Red Intentions (on Cold War); A Kennedy Memorial; Historic Kennedy Desk Is Taken From Office |
Nov. 26, 1963 |
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Evening edition) |
Johnson Moves To Full-Time Duties; Torch Lit for JFK At Grave; Dallas Will Build Park As Memorial to JFK; Mrs. Kennedy Pays Night Visit to Grave of JFK; Assassination Probe by FBI Is Ordered (sect. 1, p. 3)); ‘Not Here to Judge': Lee Harvey Oswald Laid to Rest in Red Clay Earth (1:4); Relay Satellite Sent Program to Europe (1:4); Public Will Get Facts Of Inquiry: Attorney General Sets Official Hearing in Slaying of President (article mentions FBI warned Dallas police three times of threat to Oswald's life, 1:9); High Texas Officials Attend Kennedy Rites (1:15); Cuba Says Visa Asked By Oswald (sect. 2, p. 12) |
Nov. 26 1963 |
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Washington Post |
Johnson Pushing Kennedy Program, Gains Victory in Senate Wheat Vote; "Could Stay Here Forever," Said Kennedy Earlier' (while visiting at Arlington Cemetery); Dallas Grand Jury in 21 Minutes Indicts Ruby for Murder of Oswald; Dozens of Questions Remain Unanswered (r.e. JFK assassination, A:2); Kennedy Called Tyrant At ‘Citizens' Meeting (A:2); Citizens' Council Leader Resigns Post (A:2); Mrs. Oswald's Future Bleak and Uncertain (A:3); Fort Worth Police Guard Oswald Grave (A:3); Press Around World Finds U.S. Image Tarnished (countries attack "case closed" attitude, A:3); Johnson Cites Own Guard For Bravery (A:5); Some Dallas Students Cheered Friday's News (about JFK being shot, A:5); President Says U.S. Maintains Its Faith in U.N. (A:5); Reaction to Assassination Studied (poll taken, A:6) |
Nov. 27 1963 |
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Evening edition) |
Taken by Amateur: Movies Reconstruct Tragedy (of JFK Assassination); Details on Life of Lee Oswald Don't Carry Informant's Name (sect. 1, p. 2); Curious See Gravesite of Oswald (1:3); Kennedy Words Were Prophetic (1:3); |
Nov. 27, 1963 |
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Washington Post |
Connally Describes Assassination: "From Great Joy to Great Tragedy" (front page); Red Group Letterheads Found in Oswald Room (back page, A6); Jack Ruby Calls His Bar to Ask About Business (A6); Pair Who Befriended Oswald Never Suspected His Intentions (A6) |
Nov. 28 1963 |
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Evening edition) |
JFK Family Gathers at Cape Cod; JFK Death Questions Presented; FBI Has No Facts Surprising (sect. 1, p. 5); Castro Charges Death of JFK Plot to Frame Cuba (1:6); "My God, What a Horrible Tragedy," Connally's First Thought on Awakening (1:7); Officers Re-enact Assassination (1:8); Oswald Read About JFK, Assassination (1:8); Monument Suggestion Triggers Mail Deluge (1:14); Mrs. JFK Will Move Next Week (1:14); Paper Urges Naming Center for Kennedy (1:14); Secret Service Takes New Steps to Protect LBJ (sect. 2, p. 1); ASC Has Memorial for JFK (2:1); Flame Plans (for JFK burial site) Studied by Officials (2:3); Kennedy's Last Day Marked by Affection and Enthusiasm (2:6); Questions Still Unanswered in Slaying of JFK (sect. 3, p. 1); Chief Says Shots Could Be Fired in 3 ½ seconds (3:2); Murder Trial of Jack Ruby May Be Seen on TV (3:5); Many Questions Remain Unanswered in Assassination of President Kennedy (3:7; cont. from 3:1); Courageous Action: Johnson Praises Secret Service Agent (sect. 8, p. 1) |
Nov. 28 1963 |
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Dallas Morning News |
Connally Describes Horrifying Events; Jackie, Children Accept Offer of Harriman Home (sect. 1, p. 2); Harvard to Get Kennedy's Desk (1:3); Justice Dept. Getting Report Set (1:11); Lawyer Says Ruby Would Take Test (1:11); Answers Beget New Questions: Many Facets of Oswald Case Studied (1:20); For Oswald: Evidence Points to Red Activity (1:22); Caroline's Six: Birthday Recalls White House Antics (sect. 3, p. 1); Crime Re-enacted By Secret Service (sect. 4: p. 1); Surgeon for Both says Oswald Almost Survived, President Had No Chance (sect. 4, p. 5) |
Nov. 28 1963 |
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Dallas Morning News |
Oswald Took Out Various Books In New Orleans (sect. 1, p. 6); Secret Service Sets New Protecctive Steps (1:8); Kennedy Memorial Plans Run Gamut (1:9); Kennedy Clan Convenes for Thanksgiving (1:10); Full Public Probe Pledged by Senate (1:11); Show At Ruby's Place Goes on Without Him (1:14); Oswald's Mother Drove Off 2nd Husband, Recods Show (1:16); Trial on TV Suits Counsel for Ruby (1:17); Chinese Disturb Peace Over Eulogy to Kennedy (1:20) |
Nov. 29 1963 |
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Dallas Morning News |
Headed By Warren: Pres. Names Board to Probe JFK's Slaying; Ruby Walked Past Guards, he recalls; Three Colorful Lawyers Will Be Seen at Ruby Trial (sect. 1, p. 4); Ruby Murder Trial Seen in Feb. (1:6); Dallas Library Has No Oswald Record (1:6); Book on Russia: Oswald Got Help of Stenographer (1:7); Oswald Family Not Rejected, Says Minister (1:9); Drama at Parkland: Battle to Save Pres. Was Futile, Doctors Knew (1:10); Prober, Ruby Talk But Not of Shooting (4:1); Castro Says Try Made To Pin Slaying on Cuba (4:20) |
Nov. 30 1963 |
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Fort Worth Star Telegram (Morning edition) |
Man, 40, Being Held For Threat on LBJ; Mother of Oswald Blames Officers; Mrs. Oswald's Faith in Son Strong (sect. 1, p. 2); Jackie Returns to Washington (1:3) |
Dec. 2 1963 |
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Fort Worth Star Telegram (Evening edition) |
Wife Greatest Memorial to John Kennedy; Reviling of JFK Told by Publisher (1:1); Ruby Lawyer Likely To Ask Delay of Trial (1:8); Questions Posed by Mother of Oswald (1:8); To the Point: Political Murders (sect. 2, p. 2) |
Dec. 2 1963 |
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Fort Worth Star Telegram (Morning edition) |
Acts of JFK Guards In Fort Worth Eyed; Ruby Study On Sanity To Be Asked; Oswald's Grade Record Sub-par in New Orleans (sect. 1, p. 4); Mother of Oswald Loses Job (1:4) |
Dec. 3 1963 |
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Fort Worth Star Telegram (Evening edition) |
Senator Blasts Acts of S.S. Men in Fort Worth; Robert Kennedy Expected to Carry On With Job; Nuremburg Prosecutor to Aid Carr in Assassination Probe (1:3); FBI to Report Oswald Acted on His Own (1:9); Delay Held Likely in Ruy Trial (1:9); Job Lost,. she says, Mrs. Oswald Plans Book (1:17) |
Dec. 3 1963 |
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Dallas Morning News |
Wade, Attorney Join Carr Probe; Staff Voted Widow of President (sect. 1, p. 3); New Yorkers Honor J.F.K. (1:3); Man Accused of Threat to Johnson Hospitalized (1:5); JFK Death Spoils Propaganda Circus (of Castro; 1:8); UPI, American Heritage Plan Book on Assassination (1:13); FBI to Report Soon on Kennedy Killing (1:14); Young Says He Was Told Agents Drink (1:14); Walker Cites Internal U.S. Threat (1:15) |
Dec. 3 1963 |
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Dallas Morning News |
Kennedy's Settle in Georgetown (sect. 1, p. 4); When He Was Senator: JFK Had Proposed Arms Import Ban (1:24); Jackie Asks Halt to Plans For Land Reserve at Grave (1:24); |
Dec. 8 1963 |
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New Orleans States-Item |
Assistant DA's Meet With Shaw Attorneys (r.e. DA Garrison's letter instructing staff not to release info about Pres. Kennedy assassination investigation) |
June 6 1968 |
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Dallas Morning News |
Witnesses Express Doubt That Ruby Could Receive Fair Trial in Dallas |
Feb. 12 1964 |
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Dallas Morning News |
Tempers Flare as In-Fighting Begins At Ruby's Change-of-Venue Hearing; Hearing Attorneys Tangle In Hot, Humid Courtroom (sect. 1, p. 20); French Letter Sets Off Ruby Speech on Hatred (1:20); Ruby's Sister Speaks Mind Loud, Clear (sect. 4, p. 1) |
Feb. 13 1964 |
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Dallas Morning News |
Judge Brown Decides Ruby To Stand Trial in Dallas |
Feb. 15 1964 |
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New Orleans States-Item |
Oswald, Shaw, Ferrie In Plot, DA Tells Court: Charges JFK Death Planned at '63 Meetings Here; Attorney's Aid Sought For Oswald; Plot Role Is Denied by Shaw; "Shaw Arrest Upsets D.C., Russia Asserts" (giving credence to conspiracy theory) |
Mar. 2 1967 |
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New Orleans States-Item |
Heard JFK Death Plot by Shaw, Oswald, Ferrie, Witness Says: Insuranceman Russo Identifies ‘Bertrand' |
Mar. 14 1967 |
